They both have their environmental drawbacks. I can't describe a wind farm as pretty. I wouldn't like the things anywhere near my backyard. A coal mine either. If you want to rid the environment of coal you're gunna have to make some difficult decisions. There's a small city in the US that's 98% solar (yr right probably knows all about it
) dunno whether you could power LA on solar but.
There is a fairly recent announcement of a solar town/city in US that is about to commission a large (massive) tower filled with sodium that will act as a battery to provide current through the night for the whole city. Much rather have solar than wind turbines which would not be viable without significant grants and concessions.